Efficiency evaluation of municipal solid waste management utilities in the urban cities of the state of Madhya Pradesh, India, using stochastic frontier analysis

Benchmarking

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 340-357

  Vishwakarma, Amit ^a   Kulshrestha, Mukul ^b   Kulshreshtha, Mudit ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c CXOMath Advisory Services Pvt Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Developing countries; Efficiencies; India; Municipal solid waste management services; Stochastic frontier analysis; Waste disposal; Waste management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861831931     PISSN: 14635771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14635771211242996     Document Type: Review

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